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AUTOMATIC TICKET DATING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD WALWORTH BELL AND HAL BELL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE I ASSIGNMENTS, TO AUTOMATIC CONTRACT DATING AND DELIVERY COMPANY, A CORPO- RATION OF NEW YORK.

AUTOMATIC TTGKET DATING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Application filed. October 27, 1906. Serial No. 840,899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD WALWORTH BELL and HAL BELL, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of New York city, borough of Brooklyn, New York, and New York, city, borough of the Bronx, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Ticket Datin and Delivering Apparatus, of which the f0 lowing is a specification.

The object of our invention is to rovide an improved apparatus wherein tic ets or the like may be dated and delivered u on the 0 eration of the mechanism contro led by t e insertion of a coin or token, and our im provements are particularl useful in delivering insurance policies to tile person placing the proper coin in the apparatus and then operating the same. I

In carrying out our invention we provide a receptacle for containing tickets or the like, which may be properly printed in the nature of a policy of insurance, a dating or time stamp u on which the tickets are successively delivere coin controlled means for delivering the tickets u )on the stamp and imprinting upon the tickets the date or time of deposit of the coin and taking out of the ticket, and means for deliverin to the insured or o erator such dated tic et, all to the end t atthe policy ticket delivered to the urchaser or msured will bear the time at w ichthe obligation of the insurer under the policy commences. 1

Our invention also embraces other novel features and combinations of )arts that will thereof looking be more fully hereinafter set orth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of an apparatus embodying our invention, most of the outer casing l)(ill removed, .Fig. 2 is a side view from the right in Fi 1, partly broken, Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view looking from the left in Fig. 1, illustrating the dating or time stamp and associate )arts, Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, lookmg from the right in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a horizontal section substantially on the line 5, 5, in Fig. 1, Fi 6 is a horizontal section on the lino-6, 6, in l ig. 1, parts being omitted, Fig. 7 is a section on the hue 7, 7, in Fig. 8, illustrating the device for delivering tickets to the shown in Figs. 10 and 11, art detached,

and Fig. 13 is an enlarged ace view of the coin slot and indicator.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corres ondin parts in the several views.

11 the rawings the numeral 1 indicates, generally, a suitable frame, which may be inclosed in a casing 2, and at 3 is a coin chute leading from a slot 4 in the casing in any well known manner. At, 5 is indicated a receptacle or column supported within the frame 1 in any suitable manner, and having its lower end open for the delivery of tickets, and which may be su ported upon a shelf 6 within frame 1. Sai rece tacle may have one or more sides 5 movab ie or hinged for the insertion of tickets. The receptacle 5 is shown, generally, in the form of a cross so that the tickets 7 contained therein may be placed successively crosswise one upon the other for convenience in successively delivering the same, and shelf 6 has an opening 6 beneath receptacle 5 correspondmg in shape to the latter (see Fig. 8). the receptacle 5 and shelf 6, 1n llne with o ening 6, is a rotative ticket-delivering disk 8 provided with an opening 8, of shape similar, to the receptacle 5, so as to permit the passage therethrough successively of the tickets from said receptacle, whereby the disk 8 will support the column of tickets, yet when given a uarter rotation will ermit the lowermost tlcket to pass away be 0w, as through a depending guide or chute 9 of shape similar to t e receptacle 5. ticket delivering disk 8 is shown supported to rotate u on a guide ring 10 suitably sup.

ported, as y arms 11 depending from shelf 6 (see Fig. 8), which ring 10 may also suport the delivery chute 9, as b clips 12.

he disk 8 is to be rotated step by step for each coin inserted for suceessively delivering tickets 7, and for this purpose we have shown a ring 13 guided upon disk 8 and provided with annu 'ar teeth or a rack 13 meshing with a gear 14 journaled upon a screw 15 Beneath The the partsshown carried by shelf 6 and provided with a 19 carried )y shelf 6 or frame 1. The rack 13 (.ILIIIOS Q. spring pressed dog 20 (F 1g. 7)

' ad apted-to engage notches 8 in disk 8 located at ninety degrees apart, and said diskalso has teethfi to be engaged by a spring pressed pawl 21 suitably supported to prevent reverse motion of disk 8, and a dog 22 suitably supported may also engage the' notches 8 of disk 8 for the same purpose, a spring 23 acting upon said dog andpawl, but either (log or pawl may be dispensed with. By this means when the rack 13 is reci )roeated the ticket delivering disk S will be rotated step by step a quarter turn, and thereby as its 0 )enmg 8" is brought into alinement with tile lowermost ticket in receptacle 5 such ticket will be permitted to pass through said disk and through guiding chute 9 upon a dating or time stamp hereinafter referred to, and the solid part of disk 8, by being under the ticket next above the delivered ticket and at right angles thereto, will su )port the column of tickets, so that for each quarter rotation of disk 8 one or more tickets will be delivered as the tickets may be arranged for delivery in receptacle 5. The above described ticket dehvermg disk 'and its operatii'ig devices are illustrated for in chute 3, and for this purpose we have.

shown the following arrangement: At 24 is an extension fromrack l7, and beneath said extension is a reciprocative bar 25 having an enlargement 26 provided with a coin slot 27 adapted to aline with chute 3, and beneath said enlargement and slot is a guide 28 upon which the coin may rest and slide when delivered from chute 3 into the slot 27, in which position the coin rests on edge behindextension 24 of rack 17 so that when bar 25 is moved forwardly it will cause the coin that bears against extension 24 and )asses through a side opening 3 of chute 3 (fig. 4) to push rack 17 forwardly to rotate disk 3 a quarter turn to deliver a ticket. When the coin reaches the limit of its forward travel with extension 24 it is'r '-.lease d and will fall from slot 27 into asuitahle chute 29, to been]- lected in a suitable receptacle. Enlargement 26 has a projection 26 (Figs. 7 and 9) located in front of extension 24 to push the latter and rack 17 rearwardly after the coin cam 61 which may be cut in the suitable extension or rod 30 passing through a support 31:"shown carriedby shelf 6, and bar 25 also has a rack 25 engaging a curved rack 32 carried by-a bell-crank lever 33 that is carried upon a rod or shaft 34 supported as by a hanger 35 carried by shelf 6. The opposite end of lever 33 is connected by a link sprocket wheel 46 carried by a crank shaft 47 journaled on frame 1, the crank arm 47" of which projects out on the exterior of the casing 2 to be operated by the purchaser of the ticket, and" whereby shaft 41 may be rocked. To prevent the operation of shaft 47 unless a coin be inserted in chute 3 we provide a dog 43 adapted to engage a notch or teeth 49 on a disk 50 secured on shaft 47,

which in the. normal position of the partswillbe as shown in Fig. 2. Upon commencement of theoperation dog 48 is to be lifted away from tooth 4E), and for this purpose we have shown said dog pivotally connected by a link 51 with a rock-arm 52 pivotally supported upon frame 1,'as upon hanger 52", and having the upturner. free end 52 adapted to be engaged by a' tripper 24- shown .provided with a beveled end and carried by extension 24, so that when a coin is inserted in slot 27 of bar 25, and the tripper 24 iirst moves forwardly 1t Wlll operate arm 52 to lift dog 48 free from tooth 49 to release the mechanism for operation.

The tickets delivered successively from the pile of tickets inreceptacle 5, as by means of the rotative disk 8 before described, are deposited upon the printing letters and numerals of a dating or time stamp 55, that is beneath the chute 9 and supported in frame 1, as upon braces or cross bars 56, which stamp may be of any well known construction to be operated by-elock works for changing the day, year,'hour and minute, or suitable division of time. The pad or hammer 57 for impressing the tickets 7 upon the dating type of time stamp 55. is controlled by the coin, and in the example illustrated is supported and o )erated as lollows: The pad 57 is connected with an arm 58 'pivotally carried at the up er end of a bell-crank lever 59 shown journa ed on shaft 38, the lower arm 59 of which lever carries a roller 60 o )erated by a face of a disk 61 secured on shaft 41, as indicated in Fig. 2. To the arm 58 is connected an arm 58 passesfrom slot 27. Bar 25 is guided by a l having a. roller 62 adapted to ride ona track and bac to the normal from the type.

spring is sufficiently .resilient to. ermit the ad 57 to strike and press the tic et 7 upon he type, but which spring by its re-action will raise roller 62 and thus raise pad 57 free In the normal position the roller 62, by resting u on track 63, keeps ad 57 somewhat elevate at the rear of the at- -ing type, but when the pad is operated to the left in Fi 2 andpasses throu h a slot 9 in chute 9, t e roller 62 will ass a ong track 63, thence u on track 64 an up on the end 65 thereof, om which roller 62 will drop causing pad 57 to impress the ticket 7 upon the type, and on the reverse stroke roller 62 will travel u track 63, passing under track 64, position. Track 64 may carr a-stop 67, w ich may be in the form of a ook, adapted to engage the underside of track 63 to limit the upward movement of track 64 by roller 62.

After the date or time has been impressed upon ticket 7 the latter is to be discharged from over the dating stam and for this purpose we have shown the fo owing arrangement An open frame 70, having the general shape of rece tacle 5, is mounted to slide back and fort above the top of stampand beneath the discharge-chute 9 so that when the tickets 7 fallfrom the disk 8 they will fallwithiu said frame.

The frame is connected, by an extension 71, with a bell-crank lever 72 journaled loosely upon shaft 38, and operated by a cam 73 (see Fi 2) which may be out in the face of a disl r 74 secured upon shaft 41, the lower arm 72 of said lever bein shown provided with a roller 75 engaging said cam. The arrangement of said cam is such, with respect to the cams 39 and 61, that in the normal position 'of parts the ticket-discharging frame 70 will be projected forwardly'beyond the dating type of stam 55- while the rack 25 and pad 57 are retracte as shown in Fig. 5.

The tickets 7 are stam ed bv pad 57 while within frame 70 and w en the pad moves back said frame pushes the tickets forwardly beyond a discharge shelf, or ledge 72, "projected from the top of the time stamp, into a chute 77 which-leads through an opening in the casing aboveth'e' shelf 7 8 (see Figs. 3 and I 6) upon which the dated tickets are to be deliveredto the purchaser. To assure that the tickets will be properly delivered through the bottom of frame 70 we have shown said frame as provided at the rear with interior horizontally-disgosed ins 79 and 80 upon WlllCh the inner e ges o the tickets 7 rest when within said frame, and at 81 is a vertically disposed pin carried by frame 70 adapted to engage the rear edges of tickets 7 to push the same, and ada te to pass through an opening 9 in the ower end of chute 9 (Fig. 1) when the frame 70 is projected forwardly.

In order to assure that the crank handle 47 cannot be moved rearwardly until the completion of its forward stroke, after being released by a coin, and to permit of the return of said handle-for the completion of the operation, we provide the following arrangement, viz: To the shaft 47, is rigidly connected a ratchet wheel 82 adapted to be engaged by dog 83 which resists the return movementof shaft 47, said do being shown pivoted upon a support 84. he end 83 of dog 83 is adapted to be en aged by a projection or pin 85, which may e connected with ratchet 82 in such osition that when handle 47 has been moved about to the limit of its forward stroke the projection 85 will engage the end 83" of said dog and lift its 0 posite end free from ratchet 82 (Figs 3 an 4), in

which position dog 83 will be held by a latch 86 engaging a pin 87 carried by the dog. (Fig. 3), said latch beingcarried by support 88. Ratchet 82 also carries aprojection 89 adapted to engage extension 86 of latch 86 (Figs. 1 and 3) at about the limit of the return stroke of crank handle 47 to release'do 83 and permit it to engage ratchet 82. ith this arrangement crank handle 47 after being released by dog 48, can only be moved forwardly to the limit of its stroke by reason of do 83 engagin ratchet 82, and upon the comp etion of suc forward stroke dog 83 is raised and remains out of engagement with ratchet 82' until the completion of the return stroke of crank handle 47 to the normal position, and then the release of dog 83 from its latch 86 again permits the dog to engage ratchet 82.

We have shown means to prevent the insertion of a coin in the chute 3 when all the tickets 7 have been delivered from the machine, which are as follows: At 95 is a rock arm or bell-crank pivotally supported near the upper end of chute'3, as u on bracket 96, which arm has a through holes 3 in chute 3 ,or the extension 3 thereof, which extension is shown provided with a slot 3 to permit. false 'coins to At 97 is a latchshown pivoted upon support 96, and rovided with a weighted part 97 adapte to.

fall through (see Fig. 11).

hold latch 97 in engagement with rojection 95 of arm 95, (Figs. 10, Hand 12 pin 95 out of holes 3. Latch 97 is pivotally connected by rod 98 with a rock arm 99 carried on a shaft 100-having an arm 101 provided with a projection 102 to be ento hold pin 95 a apted to pass A the apparatus is ready for operation.

I jecting through a vertical slot ,is raised and held by shaft 47 is rocked.

shown has a stem 114 guided in bearings on' normally gaged by a pin 103 projecting from a Weight 104 located within receptacle 5 and resting upon the tickets 7 therein, the pin 103 pro- 5" in receptacle 5. With. the parts in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 12, and pin 103 above and out of contact with projection 102, the pin 95 will be held out of the holes 3, but

when all or nearly all of the tickets have been delivered from receptacle 5 and weight 1.04 descends so that its projection 103 engages projection 102 and tilts arm 101 downwardly, the rod 98 will Withdraw latch 97 from projection '95 .of arm 95, and thereupon. said arm will tilt forwardly 'and its pin 95w1ll pass into holes 3",; of chute 3 to prevent the insertion of coins therein, until a re-supply of tickets has been placed in receptacle 5 and weight 104 elevated. In connection with this arrangement We have also shown a dropshutter 1'06 bearing a suitable visual signal, such as Policies out, which shutter is shown pivoted upon a support 107 which may be carried by easing 2 and provided with a crank arm 108 connected by a link 109 with arm 95, in such position that when arm 95 latch 97, as in Fig. 12, theshutter 106 wil be held up out of line with the opening 2 of easing 2 (see Figs. 2 and 12), but when arm 95 is released from latch 97 the shutter 106 will swing in front of openin 2 to indicate that the tickets have been so (i out,while pin 95? projects through holes 3.

To cause the travel of the i king ribbon R across the type of the dating stamp said ribbon may be carried on spools mounted on shafts 110 and 111 of the time stamp, and the shaft 111 is shown provided with teeth 112 adapted to be engaged by a-pawl or tripper 1 13 (see Figs. 1 and 3) carried b shaft 47 to move the ribbon forwardly step y step as The tripper we have an arm 115 secured on shaft 47, a spring 116 pressing said tripper outwardly. When shaft 47 rotates to the left in Fig. 3 the tripper 113 will slip under teeth 112 and when said shaft is moved reverscly the tripper will act on teeth 112 to cause shaft 1 10 to move the inking ribbon, and so on step by step. The ribbon may be reversed by rotating shaft'110 by hand.

'Tlie complete operation of our improvements maybe described as follows: Tickets 7 suitably printed, as in the form of a policy of insurance, and preferably having suitable coupons, being placed crosswise in receptacle 5 in the manner indicated in Fig. 2, the lowermost ticket resting upon disk 8 reverscly to its opening 8' to support the pile of tickets,

and the weight 104 )eing upon the tickets,

proper .coin being inserted in the chute 3 enters slot 27 of bar 25, behind extension 24 of von tracks 63 and 64 and falls off the end of 4 rack 1.7, and then crank handle 47 .{isgdrawn forwardly by the operator, dog 48 permitting some free forward movement, and the coin thereupon causes rack 17 to advance,so that thetripper 24' operates arm 52 to raisedog 48 from notch 49, giving free forward motion of handle 47 and rack 17 then through. the gearing will rotate disk 8 forwardly one quarter turn, whereupon handle 47" will come to rest and openingS of diskS will aline with the lowermost ticket 7,(in the meantime cam 74 operating the ticket discharging frame tov draw it backover dating stamp 55) and said ticket drops into said frame upon the dating stamp. Projection 85 thereupon acts to raise dog 83 from ratchet 82, which dog is then held up by latch 86 to permit the reverse motionof handle47, the cam 61 on such forward stroke having no effect upon lever 59. I landlc 47 is next. pushed rearwardly, whereupon cam 39 causes racks 33 and 25 to moverearwardly, parts 26 and 24 pushing back rack 17 but Without operating disk 8, cam 61 causes lever 59 to quickl move forward, and roller 62 of pad 57 travc s the latter, causing pad 57 to impress a ticket upon the dating type, spring 66 immediately lifting pad 57 from the ticket, and thereupon cam 61 causes'lever 59 to move back to the normal position, and during-such latter time cam 73 causes lever 72 to push the ticket discharging frame 70 forwardly. When handle 47 about reaches the limit of its return stroke the projection 89 engages extension 86 of latch 86 to release dog 83 to prevent further operation of the apparatus. The ticket 7 pushed from the dating-stamp as stated, by

frame 70, falls off the ledge 76 into chute 77 and passes out of the casing upon shelf 78.

By prefcrencethe coupon portion of the ticket will have been dated by the operation above set forth, and the purchaser of the policy then tears off the coupon bearing the date and places it back in the apparatus, as through a slot 117 in the casin WhlCh cou- .011 may then slide through a c ute 118 1nto a suitable receptacle 119 supported w1th1n the casing, as'upon shelf 6, to be collected by the insurer. The coupon so dated and returned into the apparatus fixes or determlnes the date or time of taking out or issue of the policy, and the insurer is thus advised of the exact time at which each policy of insurance is issued, whereby frauds against the insurer 120 may be detected. Policies of accident insurance delivered'fr'om a coin controlled apparatus without a date upon the returned coupon, and actuall issued after an accident to a person, mig t be used in an endeavor to obtain indemnity for such previous accldent, but this is frustrated or prevented by our invention by causing the a paratus to date each ticket or its coupon. de 'vered'therefrom, and the same applies to life, health or other insurance policies issued from the apparatus.

. The insured may be required tosign his name and address upon the dated coupon before returning the same into theapparatus for further identification of the insured.

7 Our invention is not limited to the particular arrangements of devices set forth, as the same may be varied Within the scope of our invention, the main feature of which is'provision for causing a ticket or its coupon, or

both, to be datedwithin the machine before" support tickets, means for depositing tickets separately and successively upon the type of said stamp, means independent of the ticket depositing means for lmpressing the type upon the ticket while resting upon the stamp to indicate the time of operation, means to Withdraw the impressing means from over the stamp, means for discharging the dated tickets from the apparatus, and devices for coratrolling the operation of the means aforesa1 2'. The combination of a dating stamp having its ty e extende upwardly and located upon a orizontal pla e and provided with means to support tic ets, means for delivering tickets se arately and successively to said stamp, a pa normally held out of the path of the tickets and adapted to.impress the type of said stamp upon the tickets, means to a vance said pad successively over the stamp after each ticket is de osited upon said stamp, means to ush ated tickets rom said stamp after t ey are rinted, an devices to control the ticket elivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging means.

3. The combination of a dating stamp having its type extended upwardly and located -upon a horizontal plane, a ticket rece tacle,

means for delivering tickets separate y and successively from said receptacle to rest upon said dating stamp, a ad, means to cause the pad to pass between t e ticket receptacle and the stamp to impress the type of said stamp u on the tickets after the are delivered-to t e stamp, means for ischarging dated tickets from the stam and means to operate the same after the pa has operated upon the tickets.

4; The combination of a dating stamp having its type located on a horizontal plane to support tlckets, a ticket receptacle located over said stamp, means for dellvermg tickets successively from said rece tacle upon said dating stamp, a pad normal y held out of the path of the tickets, means to cause the pad to advance over the ticket resting u on the stamp to impress the type of sai stamp upon the tickets after they are delivered to the stamp, means for discharging dated tickets from the stam means to operate the same after the a has operated u on the tickets, and devlces for controlling t e operation of the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging means.

5. The combination of a dating stamp, a ticket receptacle arranged to hold tickets in a column successively in order at right angles to each other, means for successive y delivering tickets from said receptacle upon the dating stamp, a pad to impress the type of said stamp u on the tickets means to operate said pa after the tickets have been laced upon the stamp respectively, means or discharging the dated tickets from the stamp, and devices foroperating the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging means.

6. The combination of 'a dating stamp, means to deliver tickets successively to said a stamp, a pad independent of the ticket delivering means to impress the type of said stamp upon the tickets, means to operate said pad successively after tickets have been delivered to the stamp and independently of the ticket delivering means, a frame supported to move between the stamp and t e ticket receptacle, means to o erate said frame after the pad has impresse the type upon the tickets, and devices to control the operation of the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the frame.

7. The combination of a dating stamp, a ticket rece tacle above the stamp, means to deliver tic ets successively to sald stam a pad normally held at one side and out o the path of tickets'from the receptacle adapted to impress the type of the. stamp upon the tickets, a frame to discharge tickets from the stamp, and devices for controlling the operation of the ticket delivering devices, the pad, and frame.

8. The combination of a dating stam a ticket receptacle, means to dehver tic ets successively to said stam a pad normally held at one side and out 0 the path of ticket from the receptacle adapted to impress the type of the stamp upon the tlckets, a frame normally, held at one side of the type of sald stamp, means to draw the frame over the stamp prior to the delivery of a tlcket to the stamp, and devices to cause delivery of the tickets successively to the stamp, to cause the pad to impress the type of the stamp upon the tickets successive and to cause the frame to discharge the tickets from the sitami successively after each ticket has been ate 9.- The combination of a dating stamp, a ticket receptacle, means for delivering tic ets therefrom to the stamp, a pad, a lever for operating the pad, tracks, and means between the pad and said tracks for causing the pad on its forward stroke to drop upon a 'ticket on the stamp, and to elevate the pad track, connections between the pad and the tracks for causing the pad to drop upon tickets from the movable track on the for- Ward stroke and to permit the pad to resume its normal position on the return stroke,

a means for discharging dated tickets from the stamp, and means. for controlling the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging means.

11. The combination of a dating stam a ticket receptacle, means for delivering tic ets separately and successively from the receptacle to rest upon the stamp, a pad, means for reciprocating the pad, means to permit the pad to drop upon tickets on the stam a spring to raise the pad from a dated tic et, means to discharge dated tickets from the stamp, and means for controlling the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging means.

12. The combination of a dating stam means for delivering tickets successive y thereto, a pad to impress the type of the stamp upon tickets, means to operate said pad, a frame to discharge tickets from the stamp, said frame having pins on its inner side to receive the corresponding sides of the tickets, means to reciprocate said frame, and devices tor control the ticket delivering means, the pad, and the ticket discharging frame.

13. The combination of a dating stam means to deliver tickets thereto, a pa means to operate said pad, means to discharge dated tickets from the stamp, and means to prevent the return stroke of said devices until the completion of their forward stroke, and then to permit their return stroke.

14. The combination of a means todeliver tickets thereto, a pad to operate on the tickets, means to discharge dated tickets from the stamp, an operating.

dating. stamp,

handle, mea:1s controlled by said handle for operating the ticket delivering means, the

pad, and the ticket discharging means, a dog to prevent return movement of the handle until completion of its forward stroke, means to release said dog to permit the return stroke of the handle.

15. The combination of a dating stamp, means to deliver tickets thereto, a pad to operate on said tickets, means to discharge dated tickets from the stamp, a-handle conhold said dog during the return stroke of the handle, and an extension connected with the handle to operate said latch to release the dog at the completion of the return stroke of the handle.

'16. The combination of a dating stamp, a

ticket receptacle, devices for delivering tickets from said receptacle to the stamp, a reciprocative rod connected with said devices to operate them, said rod having a rack, an.

arm carrying teeth to operate said rack, a cam to operate sald arm, a pad to act upon tickets on the stamp, a lever connected with said pad, means to cause thepad to drop upon and recede from said tickets, a cam to operate said arm, a frame to discharge dated' tickets from the stamp, anarm for operating said frame, a cam to operate said arm, a shaft carrying said cams, an operating handle, and caring connecting said handle with said sha t. r

17. The combination of a dating stamp, a ticket receptacle, devices for delivering tlckets from said receptacle to the stamp, a reciprocative rod connected with said devices to. operate them, said rod having a-rack, an arm carrying teeth to operate said rack, a cam to operate said arm, a pad to act upon tickets on the stamp, a levelbperfinected with i said pad,. means to cause t e pad to drop upon and recede from said ickets, a cam to operate said arm, a frame to discharge dated tlckets from the stamp, an arm for operating said frame, a cam to operate said arm, a shaft carrying said cams, an operating handle, and gearing connecting sai handle with said shaft.

'EDWARD WALWORTH BELL.

HAL BELL.

Witnesses:

JULIUS C. RosnN'rHAL,

JOHN Moss. 

